Category Archives: Hand Planes

Diane is currently working on a painting that will look better with a more contemporary frame than the molding I had milled at Barger Molding. I always like the challenge of creating my own profile from rough stock plus it … Continue reading →

Ever view this woodworking we do as an addiction? I find that the more I do, the more I look forward to the challenge of taking on another project. I have some plans to make a custom molding for a small … Continue reading →

In the last blog I discussed how this project has gotten away from me and my tendency to get pretty darn obsessive with most everything. I’d like to think that there are other woodworkers out there who, like me; get as much enjoyment … Continue reading →

Okay, I’ll admit I tend to be pretty obsessive (my principal said “anal”) but I tell myself if it doesn’t kill me in the end I’ll be stronger. I suppose that helps explain my running history that saw lots of 50 … Continue reading →

According to the Merriam Webster dictionary Sgraffito is a form of decoration where the surface is scratched away to reveal another color below it. Its origin is Italian and it’s used extensively on frames. This is the second time I’ve … Continue reading →

As I mentioned in my latest blog titled the Week in Review one of the projects I was working on was the 15° box. It’s a variation of the slanted dovetail series of boxes I began building a couple of years … Continue reading →

The Utility Sink project is one that really keeps with my “hybrid woodworking” philosophy. In this project there are 8 sets of mortise and tenon joints, probably one of the most used joints in woodworking until pocket hole joinery, biscuits, … Continue reading →